Fantasy Zone Trilogy

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The classic, zany SEGA shooter comes in triplicate.

By IGN Wireless

One of the greatest games ever released for the SEGA Master System is making another appearance on handsets. We originally reviewed the game last year, but SEGA Mobile is bringing it back in trilogy form (how trendy!), allowing gamers to play three full levels of the goofball shooter classic.

You must guide the colorful ship Opa Opa through three levels full of whimsical enemies, blasting bases. When all of the bases have been wiped out, it's off to a boss round. If Fantasy Zone had anything going for it, it was its cool boss levels. Fantasy Zone Trilogy pits gamers against a wicked, leaf-barfing stump, an army of penguin snowmen, and a fang-tastic boss that splits apart and reforms elsewhere on the screen.

However, it must be said that Fantasy Zone had a lot of things going for it. The action was fast and challenging, the visuals were deliriously day-glo, and the soundtrack was spectacular. It remains to be heard if Fantasy Zone Trilogy has the original score, but it would be outrageously sweet if it did.

Fantasy Zone Trilogy also features an in-game store where you can buy upgrades for Opa Opa to make it faster or increase firepower. Every blasted enemy drops coins, but the longer it takes you to clear a level, the less value coins have.

Fantasy Zone Trilogy is slated for release on handsets this fall. If you like shooters or have any idea who John Sauer is, this is certainly one to keep an eye on.